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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Notes on Materials | |
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| Color Study | |
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| The Nature of Color: Color Physics and Perception | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Color Physics | |
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| Electromagnetic Spectrum | |
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| Primary Colors of Light | |
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| Additive Color System | |
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| Color Perception | |
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| Additive Color Media | |
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| Subtractive Color System | |
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| Subtractive Primary Colors | |
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| The Relationship of Additive and Subtractive Color | |
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| Complementary Colors | |
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| Local and Relative Color | |
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| Activities | |
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| The Color Circle and Color Systems: An Exploration | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Color Circles and Systems-A Brief History | |
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| Color Circles-A Rationale | |
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| The Traditional Subtractive Color Circle | |
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| Hues-Components of a Color Circle | |
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| Achromatics and the Color Circle | |
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| Hue Contrast | |
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| Hue Relationships on the Color Circle | |
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| Hue Values | |
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| Color Temperature | |
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| Color Harmony | |
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| Color Families | |
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| Color Opposites | |
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| Color Chords | |
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| Color Proportion | |
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| Activities | |
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| Attributes of Color | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Hue | |
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| Hue Names | |
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| Hue Standards | |
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| Hue Identification-Base Hues | |
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| Hue Variation | |
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| Value | |
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| Value Scales: Tints and Shades | |
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| Inherent Value of Hues | |
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| Value Keys | |
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| Saturation | |
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| Saturation and Value | |
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| Systems of Color Saturation-Color Solids | |
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| Methods to Vary Color Saturation | |
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| Saturation Keys | |
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| Activities | |
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| Color Interaction | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Color Relativity-Chevereul and Albers | |
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| Simultaneous Contrast | |
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| Afterimage | |
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| Albers and Color Interaction | |
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| Color Relativity-Principles of Color Interaction | |
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| Optical Mixtures | |
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| Color Mixing Discs | |
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| Broken Color | |
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| Optical Mixtures of Pigmented Color | |
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| Other Types of Color Interaction | |
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| The Bezold Effect | |
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| Color Dominance | |
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| Color Transparency | |
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| Actual Transparency | |
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| Simulated Transparency | |
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| Activities | |
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| The Materials of Color | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Physical Color Materials | |
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| Pigmented Materials | |
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| Types of Pigment | |
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| Vehicles and Binders | |
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| Opaque and Transparent Media | |
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| Colorfastness of Artist's Materials | |
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| Student- and Professional-Grade Colors | |
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| Painting Media | |
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| Inks and Dyes | |
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| Process Materials | |
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| Color Photography | |
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| Digital Photography | |
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| Color Printing | |
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| Color Reproduction | |
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| Activity | |
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| Computer Color | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Computer Color Basics | |
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| The Color Monitor | |
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| Bit Depth | |
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| Bitmap and Vector-Based Programs | |
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| Bitmap | |
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| Vector | |
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| Types of Graphic Software | |
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| Types of Image Files | |
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| Computer Tools | |
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| Toolbox | |
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| Filters | |
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| Layers | |
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| Computer Color | |
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| Swatch Palette | |
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| Using Computer Color | |
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| Color Theory and Computer Design | |
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| To Pick and Apply Color | |
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| Computer Color Printing | |
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| Color Management | |
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| Activities | |
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| Designing with Color | |
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| The Elements of Design | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Abstract Concepts of Design | |
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| The Picture Plane | |
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| Design Elements | |
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| Line | |
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| Shape | |
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| Space and Form | |
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| Ways to Create Space | |
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| Linear Perspective | |
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| Value | |
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| Texture | |
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| Activities | |
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| The Principles of Design | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Order and Chaos | |
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| Gestalt Theory in Design | |
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| Design Principle-Unity | |
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| Ways to Create Unity | |
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| Economy | |
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| Design Principle-Emphasis | |
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| Ways to Create Emphasis | |
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| Design Principle-Balance | |
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| Symmetry | |
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| Asymmetrical Balance | |
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| Crystallographic and Radial Balance | |
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| Design Principles-Movement and Rhythm | |
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| Movement | |
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| Rhythm | |
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| Activities | |
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| Color Schemes and Harmonies | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Simple Color Harmonies | |
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| Achromatic Harmony | |
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| Monochromatic Harmony | |
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| Analogous Harmony | |
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| Contrasting or Opposing Harmonies | |
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| Complementary or Dyad Harmony | |
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| Cool/Warm Color Harmony | |
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| Double Complement Harmony | |
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| Split Complementary Harmony | |
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| Balanced Color Harmonies | |
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| Triadic Harmony | |
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| Tetrad Harmony | |
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| Keyed Color Harmonies | |
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| Informal Color Harmonies | |
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| Activities | |
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| Designing with Color | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Color Unity | |
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| Color Repetition | |
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| Consistent Color Key or Temperature | |
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| Color Continuity | |
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| Color Similarity, Proportion, and Distribution | |
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| Color Emphasis | |
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| Color Contrast | |
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| Unique Color | |
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| Color Gradation | |
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| Color Balance | |
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| Relative Weight of Colors | |
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| Asymmetrical Color Balance | |
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| Color and Symmetry | |
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| Radial Color Balance | |
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| Color to Depict Form, Light, and Space | |
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| Form and Color | |
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| Color and Light | |
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| Color and Space | |
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| Light and Color Atmosphere in Abstraction | |
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| Color Rhythm and Movement | |
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| Activities | |
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| Expressive Color | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Color Psychology | |
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| Color Symbols | |
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| Environmental Color | |
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| Color Harmony versus Color Discord | |
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| Color Preference | |
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| Color Expression | |
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| Free-Form Color Harmony | |
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| Thematic Color | |
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| Activities | |
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| Color in Art | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Reflected Light-Byzantine Mosaics | |
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| Primacy of Form-The Renaissance | |
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| Sistine Frescos-Michelangelo Buonarroti | |
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| Light and Movement-The Baroque | |
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| Caravaggio | |
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| Poetry in Color-Romantic Period | |
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| Joseph Mallord Turner | |
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| Time and Place-Impressionism | |
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| Claude Monet | |
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| Simple Elegance-Japanese Art | |
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| Woodblock Prints | |
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| Color Expression-Neoimpressionism | |
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| Van Gogh and Gauguin | |
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| Fauvism and Beyond | |
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| Henri Matisse | |
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| Structured Space-Cubism | |
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| Picasso and Braque | |
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| Color Utopians-Modernism and De Stijl | |
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| Mondrian | |
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| The Delaunays | |
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| Pierre Bonnard-Premier Colorist | |
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| Inner Light-Abstract Expressionism | |
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| Mark Rothko | |
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| Commercial Color and Culture | |
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| Andy Warhol | |
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| Light Reflected-Minimalism and Beyond | |
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| Color and Concept-Yves Klein | |
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| Dan Flavin | |
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| Color in Installation and Image | |
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| Sandy Skoglund | |
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| Pigment and Ritual-Anish Kapoor | |
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| Art of Light-James Turrell | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |